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I've still not sat down and got to grips with this one. The way things are looking, this exciting collection of pure poetry will end up being my swan-song (... I nearly said epitaph there)! On the other hand, I still await being snowed-under with worthy submissions, too. Perhaps I'll have to tackle this exercise in small chunks, as it were. And share it with you all as I go along. Perhaps introduce an element of competition, too. Won't that be fun? But what I was really hoping for was a communal effort, with myself volunteering as editor-in-chief! How about we set a target of five procedures a week? Then we could have it all done and dusted within something like three years! 
Last edited by Geoff Hannis; 12/10/07 9:24 PM. Reason: Hold the front page!
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Could this be what I’ve been looking for? Just updating the link.
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Just reminding people about the link above ... there are a lot of procedures there (whilst also noting that no comments have yet been received regarding their usefulness ... or whatever). For my own part I hope to find the time to go through the procedures offered there (plus those from other sources*). As usual, I shall probably get them into a .dbf database file. But until I've looked into it, I can't say whether I'll edit them or simply "leave as is". * Such as the very good ones posted here from our friends in "South Devon".
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Five years on from the first post to this thread ... and still not done! I notice that most of the links are broken now, as well. 
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I think we can assume that there is no such animal Geoff. We write new procedures for each new (different) device that comes in. The schedule is based on the manufacturer's service instructions that way we cover ourselves against litigation if something does go wrong. It can be a ball ache if for example one syringe driver is tested at 50ml/h over 6 minutes and another at 25 ml/h over 12 mins. Does it really matter if you calibrate the occlusion pressure at 3.5 KgF or 4.0KgF? To us as engineers it makes little difference but in the eyes of the court we could have some explaining to do!
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Point taken, Bill ... but I'm thinking more in generic terms here. At last sight, a system that is dear to me has 923 equipment types (class codes, generic types, whatever) and I would like to have a generic PM procedure for each one. Specific procedures of the kind you mention can be developed from generic procedures once these have been established. When all else fails, here is the default ("catch all") procedure that I use:- Examine complete equipment and all accessories to verify
total serviceability. Check mains cable and plug. Check
fuse(s) for correct rating. Carry out electrical safety
tests as applicable. Ensure equipment is clean and fully
fit for use. Leave controls in normal (safe) position. It has the addition benefit of fitting neatly on the PM Report printout!
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This seemed like as good a place as any to link to this new thread ... which otherwise may well have been lost in the clutter of the "manuals" section, I fear. By the way Darren (and anyone else who may be interested) ... I'm still willing to have a go (just as long as some form of financial support is forthcoming). Collaboration! Collaboration! Collaboration!
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I'm looking at a generic (and brief) PM procedure for traction units (you know, the way you do).  Does anyone consider it worthwhile to measure the pull (tension) on the traction cable? Do these things have a built-in slip-clutch (or over-tension) cut-out device, as a rule? I can't remember, but perhaps they (or some of them) do. And what sort of (range) value are we talking about? I'm hoping that a simple 50 lb (22 kg) "fisherman's" spring balance will do the job! By the way, I reckon that the patient's stop switch is the most important item to check!
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OK, here we go:-
1) Confirm arrangements for secure mounting during use.
2) Inspect condition of accessories, fittings, pulleys etc.
3) Extend traction cord and inspect condition.
4) Inspect condition of stop button cable and switch.
5) Check tightness of controls and positive action of switches.
6) Operate machine in all modes and confirm it is safe to use.
7) Confirm operation of stop button.
8) Check timer and buzzer.
9) Measure max tension with 100 kg spring balance ( ) kg.
10) Confirm that pulling stops when safety limit is reached.
11) Compare various measured values with display indications.
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By the way (before anyone starts howling - and as mentioned before), all my PM procedures carry the default procedure header ("catch all"):-
Examine complete equipment and all accessories to verify
total serviceability. Check mains cable and plug. Check
fuse(s) for correct rating. Carry out electrical safety
tests as applicable. Ensure equipment is clean and fully
fit for use. Leave controls in normal (safe) position.
As well as equipment details, interval in days, estimated time needed for completion (one hour in the case of the post above), and a note about any tools and test equipment needed (and parts if scheduled - although I would only consider scheduling parts for "specific" PM procedures).
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